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Closely related to E. xestolepis Robins., which however has longer cauline 

 pubescence (0.75-1 = mm.), larger cordate obviously crenate-serrate and gen- 

 erally bullate leaves, fewer involucral scales, and shorter (2.8-3.0 mm.) achenes. 



Oyedaea verbesinoides DC. 



Small wee to 5 m. high, ray flowers yellow, open scrub on hillside, 15 km. w. 

 of Caripe, State of Nionagas, Maguire, Kunhardt 6 Politi 27248. 



Calea cardonae Niaguire & Wurdack, sp. nov. 



Frutex 3 m. altus; ramulis teretibus in sicco pluriangulatulis glabris cas- 

 taneis; foliis oppositis oblanceolatis, laminis (3) 4-7 cm. longis 1.5-2.5 cm. 

 latis glabris subchartaceis, nervis 2-jugis, lateralibus inferioribus prominentibus 

 superioribus prominulis, venulis reticulatis valde et conspicue lucidis subtus, 

 marginibus creno-dentatis ad basim integris, apice subacuto, basi acuta, petiolo 

 3-5 mm. longo; inflorescentiis terminalibus umbellatis, 2-6 capitulatis pedunculis 



1- 4 cm. longis glabris sulcatis; capitulis campanulatis vel hemisphaericis ca. 3 

 mm. longis 1 cm. latis; receptaculo conico ca. 1.5 mm. alto hirsutuio, paleis 

 10-12 naviculoideis 7 mm. longis acutis ca. 0.7 ram. latis, bracteis involucri 

 exterioribus 4 foliaceis oblongis ca. 10 mm. longis ca. 3-5 mm. latis, phyllaribus 



2- 3-seriatis ca. 10, exterioribus ca. 7 mm. longis ca. 3 mm. latis oblongo- 

 lanceolatis obtusis concavis enervis scario-marginatis ciliatis, interioribus 

 oblanceolatis 6-7 mm. longis ca. 1.5 mm. latis; floribus ligulatis ca. 5-6, 

 ligulis oblongo-ellipticis ca. 5 mm. longis 2-3 mm. latis, floribus discoideis 

 20-25 ca. 4 mm. longis, tubo 1.5 mm. longo, lobis ca, 1 mm. longis acutis; 

 ramulis stylorum ca. 0.7 mm. longis, stigmatibus subcapitatis; pappo squamiformi 

 paleis 2-seriatis ca. 15, ca. 3 mm. longis 0.3-0.5 mm. latis scariosis acutis; 

 achaeniis ca. 3 mm. longis acute 4-angulatis. 



TYPE: arbusto 3 m. alto, flores amarillas Acopan-tepul, 2100 m. alt., Guay- 

 ana, Venezuela, Octubre 1947, F. Cardona 2274; U. S. National Herbarium. 



Calea cardonae is well set off from its tepuian relatives by the arrange- 

 ment of the small heads, proportionately long subtending foliar involucral bracts, 

 and short ray ligules. Yegetatively it is most similar to C. lucidivenia, but the 

 leaves of the latter are much smaller. 



Calea kunhardtii Maguire, sp. nov. 



Frutex pauciramosus 1-2 m. altus; ramulis tenuibus in sicco sulcatis dense 

 pannoso-tomentosis, internodiis 2-4 cm. longis; foliis oppositis coriaceis lan- 

 ceolatis vel ovatis vel ellipticis (2.5) 3.0-4.0 cm. longis 1.5-2.0 cm. latis, 

 apice obtuso vel acuto, basi rotundata vel acuta, margine integro vel crenulo- 

 serrato, supra glabris triplinervis prominenter reticulato-venosis, subtus dense 

 fulvo-pannoso-tomentosis, petiolis 2-4 ram. longis; capitulo solitario terminali, 

 pedunculo 1-2 cm. longo; involucro campanulato ca. 15 mm. lato 12-15 mm. alto, 

 phyllaribus 4-5-seriatis, exterioribus foliaceis dense tomentosis late oblanceola- 

 tis 8-10 mm. longis 4-5 mm. latis, interioribus gradatis oblongis vel oblongo- 

 lanceolatis obtusis vel subacutis 10-14 mm. longis 3-5 mm. latis vittatis late 

 scarioso-marginatis ciliolatis; floribus ligulatis 12-15, ligulis flavis lineari- 

 oblongis vel oblanceolatis 18-22 mm. longis 3-5 mm. latis 5.-nervis integris vel 

 2-3-dentatis supra glabris subtus resinoso-punctatis; pappo squamiformi, squamis 

 7-10 acuminatis laceratis 1.0-1.5 dud. longis, achaeniis lineari-cuneatis 5-cos- 

 tatis et 5-angularibus glabris ca. 4 mm. longis; corollis discoideis tubulatis ca. 

 6 mm. longis glabris, lobis ca. 0.5 ram. longis acutis, squamis 0.5-2.5 mm. 

 longis; achaeniis ca. 3 ram. longis 4-angulatis; receptaculo convexo valde al- 

 veolato paleaceo, paleis 6-7 mm. longis induratis oblanceolatis acutis minute 

 erosis aliquantum conduplicatis, achaeniura subtendentibus. 



